November 2011 Green Goods and Services (Occupational Employment and Wages — 2012-09-28

In November 2011, transportation and material moving occupations accounted for 539,470 jobs, or approximately 28 percent of total employment, in establishments that received all of their revenue from green goods and services, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The production (208,180) and office and administrative support (194,440) occupational groups were the second- and third-largest in all-green establishments, representing about 11 and 10 percent of employment, respectively. (See table 1.) According to 2010 annual average data published by the Green Goods and Services (GGS) survey, about three-fifths of the 3.1 million jobs associated with green goods and services production were in establishments that received all of their revenue from green goods and services. This Occupational Employment and Wages in Green Goods and Services (GGS-OCC) release presents November 2011 occupational employment and wage information for 1.9 million jobs in these all-green establishments.